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  1. wayneteipen

    Adjusting Artisan Pipes

    Your pipes. Do what makes you love them. The only thing I would say to anyone who has this done is that you must disclose any alterations that you didn't have done by the original maker. That brings me to a question: Why wouldn't you have the original maker do the alterations? It's the only...
  2. wayneteipen

    Which Do You Pick First? Pipe or Tobacco?

    I usually pick a tobacco then pick the pipe based on the tobacco. This would make a great poll.
  3. wayneteipen

    50$ to Spend On a Billiard, What Would You Buy?

    I can recommend Savinelli Duca Carlos. I have a half bent billiard and it's one of my best smokers. A word of warning though: the break-in was a bit rough. I think it was the bowl coating so if you removed it it might go better. I'm not sure what recipe they use but I didn't care for it...
  4. wayneteipen

    Rustic vs. Sandblast

    Walt lost me there too, Anthony. It just doesn't make logical sense to me that blasting would remove the hard wood as opposed to the soft.
  5. wayneteipen

    Show Us Your Best Smoker(s)

    Like others, most of my pipes deliver the goods consistently and regularly but if I had to pick just two it would be these two: A Savinelli Duca Carlos The other is an early John Crosby. I don't have a photo of it. I'll have to work on that. It smokes perfectly every time.
  6. wayneteipen

    Bob' s Chocolate Flake

    Yeah buddy. It's one of those tobaccos that gets better as your palate becomes more familiar with it. And, you're right, it pairs great with coffee.
  7. wayneteipen

    Bob' s Chocolate Flake

    Bob's Chocolate Flake is one of my favorite cold weather tobaccos so I smoke it often and keep a deep supply around. I buy it in bulk and in that form it's a flake although it falls apart easily. I am probably in the minority here but I prefer to rub it out a bit. I find it pretty moist so it...
  8. wayneteipen

    Smoking to the Bottom While Breaking in a New Pipe

    When I first started, I broke my pipes in using the 1/3 rule. I stopped after a half a dozen pipes in because I just don't have the patience for it and, to be honest, I don't notice any difference. It may be that I primarily smoke Va's and almost always to the bottom. It is important that the...
  9. wayneteipen

    Rustic vs. Sandblast

    Yes, rusticated and sandblasted finishes are very different. A rusticated finish is one where the surface of the briar wood is textured by gouging or removing the wood with manual tools or sometimes with rotary tools. Rustication is typically performed with a disregard for the natural...
  10. wayneteipen

    Favorite Bourbon Whiskey?

    Knob Creek is my current favorite with Woodford Reserve, Gentleman Jack, and JD Single Barrel close behind. There are several on this thread that I'd like to try but haven't gotten around to mostly due to availability here in the sticks.
  11. wayneteipen

    What is the Best Cherry Tobacco You Have Smoked?

    Boswell's Pennsylvania Dutch Treat is pretty good.
  12. wayneteipen

    My Lemons

    Very nice. I'd give up just about anything to live where I can pick fresh lemons. Anything except my job and house that is.
  13. wayneteipen

    "Hand Made" Definition

    "Handmade" in the context of pipemaking doesn't necessarily mean without the use of machinery. I don't know any successful pipemaker's who don't use the typical tools of the trade, especially lathes and sanding discs or belts. Both of those tools require a great deal of skill and hand/eye...
  14. wayneteipen

    "Hand Made" Definition

    As far as smoking quality it's quite possible for a machine made pipe to smoke as well as a handmade one although your odds of getting a great smoker from a machine made pipe is less than one that is painstakingly crafted. The biggest difference is that a machine doesn't pay much attention to...
  15. wayneteipen

    "Hand Made" Definition

    The definition of "handmade" in the pipe world refers to a pipe that isn't made using a fraised stummel or premolded stem. A handmade pipe can still be a factory made pipe. A "factory" pipe is one that is made by multiple persons where a different person completes distinct and different parts...
  16. wayneteipen

    Pipe Makers Forum

    The only thing you can do is what you've already done. Kurt isn't very active on the board these days. I think he's busy organizing the revolution or something. You'll just have to be patient. He'll get to it eventually.
  17. wayneteipen

    Quirky Family Sayings; Edit: Caution Salty Language

    When they were particularly hungry, my grandfather and father would say, "I'm so hungry my assholes chewing a hole in my underwear." It's one of my favorites but my wife doesn't appreciate it near as much as I do.
  18. wayneteipen

    Choosing a Pipe

    I have some pretty decent smoking factory pipes. You can't go wrong with the more popular brands. They're popular for a reason. That being said, I think everyone owes it to themselves to own and smoke a handmade pipe. I can only speak from my own experience smoking my artisan made pipes or...
  19. wayneteipen

    New Generation Pipers

    I think the upswing in pipe use is the result of a nostalgic younger generation. I'm kinda in between generations but tend to be very nostalgic in many ways. For example, I love old black and white movies, old style hats and clothing, antiques, handcrafted items, and pipes. Perhaps it's due...
  20. wayneteipen

    How Long Does it Take to Break in a New Pipe ?

    As has been said, it really depends on so many factors there's no way to give you a definite answer. I've had pipes that broke in effortlessly and I have one pipe that was a real pain to break in. It tasted terrible for almost 20 bowls and took probably 50 bowls before it smoked well without...
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